A line of engineered bioplastic speciality compounds that utilize resins derived from rapidly renewable resources has been introduced by RTP Company. 15 December 2009
UK-based plastics consultants the Business Research Group (BRG), and HCA Consulting, based in Beijing, China have formed a business alliance to expand each company’s global marketing reach in the chemicals, plastics and coatings industries. 10 December 2009
A report by Townsend Solutions suggests that investors should look to developing regions for growth in polyethylene (PE). 07 December 2009
Gabriel-Chemie has developed MAXITHEN PPSYS, a range of colour, flame retardant and UV stabilizer combination masterbatches for outdoor seating areas. 10 November 2009
Borouge, a joint venture between Borealis and oil and gas company ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company), is supplying its advanced polypropylene (PP) materials to Machino Polymers Limited, a supplier of PP compounds to the automotive industry in India. 03 November 2009
Engineered thermoplastic compounder RTP Company has expanded its line of halogen-free flame retardant (FR) compounds to include nylon and polyester grades. 26 October 2009
Mike Nichols has been appointed business manager – Physical Testing for independent polymer consultants Smithers Rapra. 12 June 2009
Frank Heinen has been appointed commercial director at Transmare Compounding in Roermond, The Netherlands. 11 June 2009
Clariant has made changes to its executive committee. 10 June 2009
Global Thermoplastics, LP, a manufacturer of engineered compounds for plastic moulding applications based in Texas, USA, has been acquired by a US private equity fund. 01 June 2009
Custom engineered thermoplastic compounder RTP Company has commercialized a line of melt processable fluoropolymer (MPFP) colour masterbatches for the wire and cable industry. 30 May 2009
Inorganic materials specialist Applied NanoWorks (ANW) has developed FlexB™, a boron-based, non-halogenated flame retardant (FR) additive for nylon and epoxies. 30 May 2009
Global Thermoplastics, LP, a manufacturer of engineered compounds for plastic moulding applications based in Texas, USA, has been acquired by a US private equity fund. 30 May 2009
RTP Company has established a controlled manufacturing environment dedicated to the production of clean compounds for sensitive applications at its Winona, Minn., headquarters in the USA. 25 March 2009
New Ultrason® E2010 HC, a BASF PESU (polyether sulphone), has recently been used in a high performance firefighter’s helmet. 23 March 2009
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